Gargonius, Ogulnius And Vergilius. Anonymous Denarius - Page 2

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Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 12/29/2014 08:20 am Not really , at least not from what I have seen . I looked on Vcoins and gouged denarii seem to go for the same amount as fully struck and preserved denarii . Still an interesting coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 12/29/2014 08:21 am Also the unusually large issue could have been for paying the troops in the 1st mithradatic war. Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 12/29/2014 3:06 pm The more one learns of this period the more one realises that although we would like to think that life was more 'orderly', and 'rigid', them, it was actually far from it, and was no less chaotic than today. Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 12/29/2014 3:16 pm Well the Republic was on life support by this time , gangs of hired thugs fought each other in the streets ,rival generals ( Marius and Sulla) purged each others followers and marched on Rome .The rule of law lay shatterd by ambitious generals and politicians, the Republic was rotten to the core. It's best that Augustus did away with the decayed and rotten Roman Republic in 27 BCE Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 09:14 am TC, The gouging does not give the coin its own sear number. The sear number is assigned to the type (obverse/ reverse). The gouging is most likely a means of controlling the weight of the denarius during manufacture and there is some metal that didn't fill the die on the reverse. Its all ok. These are considered flaws, but considering the coin type and the price point (not a $100,000 coin) then the effect on the value of the piece would be negligible. Its a great coin but it will not command the price of an FDC example. I am totally confident you can live the fault, and if you cant I can!! Edited by Ancientnoob 01/01/2015 09:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 4:47 pm Thanks to everyone who contributed A.M., A.N., Med, Chris. I now know a heck of a lot more about this coin than when I started. I really like it, (sorry A.N.), and with what you (all) have told me I have even more interest in it. Money well spent, I think. Report this Post to the Staff
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